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First Minister Alex Salmond is to be questioned by MSPs next week over his handling of the Donald Trump golf resort affair.First Minister Alex Salmond is to be questioned by MSPs next week over his handling of the Donald Trump golf resort affair.
The session will be at a meeting of the local government committee. Holyrood's local government committee decided to probe the Scottish Government's decision to "call in" the £1bn resort plans for Aberdeenshire.
Finance Secretary John Swinney will also be questioned by the committee on 16 January. Meanwhile Finance Secretary John Swinney, who has the final say on the plans, declined to comment.
The committee decided to investigate the Scottish Government's decision to "call in" the US tycoon's application for the £1bn resort north of Aberdeen. He was quizzed as he launched a new planning framework for Scotland.
The committee's decision came after an Aberdeenshire Council committee rejected Mr Trump's plans for the Menie Estate, which include two golf courses, a hotel and housing.
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That came after an Aberdeenshire Council committee rejected the plans which include two golf courses, a hotel and housing.
Mr Salmond has defended his role in the affair, insisting he acted properly.Mr Salmond has defended his role in the affair, insisting he acted properly.
He angrily rejected suggestions by Lib Dem leader Nicol Stephen that there was a "smell of sleaze" hanging over the handling of the application.He angrily rejected suggestions by Lib Dem leader Nicol Stephen that there was a "smell of sleaze" hanging over the handling of the application.
Aberdeenshire Council chief executive Alan Campbell and Scottish Government chief planner Jim McKinnon are likely to be called to the same meeting. Aberdeenshire Council chief executive Alan Campbell and Scottish Government chief planner Jim McKinnon are likely to be called to the same committee meeting.
The new planning framework has listed nine large infrastructure projects as national priorities but Mr Swinney, along with Mr McKinnon, insisted this would have no bearing on private developments such as the Trump project.
The finance secretary will also be questioned by the committee, on 16 January.